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No. 438,695. Patented Oct. 21, 1890.

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No. 438,695. Patented Oct. 21, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARION M. MANNER, OF LEBANON, INDIANA.

CHECK-PUNCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 438,695, dated October 21, 1890.

Application filed March 27, 1890. Serial No. 345,598. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom t may con/cern.-

Beit known that I, MARION M. MANNER, of Lebanon, county of Boone, and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Check-Punches; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters and figures refer to like parts.

My invention relates to the construction of punching-machines, and will be -understood from the following description.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation, the case being in section. Fig. 2 is a top plan view, the cover partly broken away. Fig. 3 is a section on the line xx, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a section on the line y y, Fig. 2, the punches being removed for clearness of view. Fig. 5 is a front elevation.

The machine is inclosed in a case c and rests upon a baseb, having feet f, this base having a boss or central hub 21, which projects up a short distance, and a hollow spindle 10 tits over the same and inclosesa coiled spring sp, and in the top of this spindle is inserted a stem 20, which is notched at the top to receive the central part of the lever 1, as shown in Fig. 1, a pin 5 passing transversely through this stem, and the rod 8 holding the latter in place. The outer end of this lever passes through a slot in an upright u, connected to the casing, a pin 4. being inserted at the end of the lever to retainit in position. The opposite end of the leverpasses through a slot in a similar upright.

s is a swinging stirrup pivoted to the lever and having a beveled notch adapted to fit over the corresponding beveled heads of punches 1o, so that whenever the punch is brought under the stirrup its notch will strike some part of the beveled head of the punch, and the parts will readily slip into proper rela-l tive position, making an equalbearing on both sides of the punch-head. These punches are arranged in a series of numbers representing the nine digits and azero, and also the letter c for cents and the dollar-mark, as shown in at 17 in Fig. 2, and are carried in openings formed in the disks d cl2, springs being arranged about the central parts of the punches, these springs bearing against the lower disk The disks d d2 are mounted on the central stem lO, as shown in Fig. 4, and locked in position by set-screws. Below these disks is a third disk d3, which carries die-plates clp, having iigures or letters corresponding with those of the punches. On the under side of the central part of this disk cl3 is formed circular gearings g, whose teeth engage with those of the pinion p4, mounted on the end of the short shaft s', which has a hand-Wheel fw on its outer end, by turning which the pinion p4 on the opposite end is revolved and in turn revolves the stem 10 and the disks cl d2 d3 mounted thereon. This mechanism is operated by the left hand, while the punches are operated by means of the right hand upon the lever 1.

Through the bore of the stem 20, the spring sp, and the hub 21 passes a rod S, whose upper end is fastened to the stem 20 by the pin 5. By the pressure of the operators hand upon the knob la of the lever 1 this rod is depressed as the stem 20 descends, compressing the spring s p. The lower end of this rod 8 has a hook, in which rests an arm a, which is fastened at 6 to the end of the shaft 7, fastened at the other end at 9 to the upright arm a', and to the upper end of this arm a is connected a pawl p2, which engages with the teeth of the pinion p', mounted on the counter-shaft s2, extending across the machine and j ournaled in lugs 1S and 19, resting upon the base, and upon this rod at its opposite end and near its bearings is mounted a feedwheel 12, which is normally in contact with the pressure-roller 14, which is loosely mounted on the short arm or shaft S5, which is rigidly connected at its inner end to the transverse shaft s3, mounted in ears e, its outer end carrying a small hand-wheel w and having a tension-spring sp', mounted on its inner IOO end, whose normal pressure holds this shaft and the connected shafts sLL S5, with ltheir pressu re-rollers 13 and 14, in contact with the feed-wheel 12 and the friction-wheel 16, as shown in Fig. 3. This friction-wheel 16 is journaled in short lugs connected to the base and contacts with the pressure-roller 13 on the shaft s4, which, like the shaft S5, is connected to the transverse shaft s3, which is operated, as before stated, by the hand-wheel w. Connected to this transverse shaft s3 and between the shafts carrying the pressurerollers 13 and 14 and on a line with such shafts is a short arm a2, which has on its end a plate perforated to admit the passage of the punch and serves to remove or strip the paper from the punch while rising.

Asmall curved spring 22, connected to the base, is set to engage the teeth of the pinion p and hold Vit from turning backward as the pawl p2 passes over its cogs.

The die-plates are connected to the lower disk by rivets or screws, and if screws are used they are preferably driven in from the under side.

The principal use of the case c is to confine the parts and prevent them from becoming dusty, while at the same time it makes a neat finish to the machine.

The mechanism operates as follows: The operator takes hold of the hand-wheelw with his right hand, turns it backward, lifting the pressure-rollers 13 and 14,the shaft s3 swinging on its journals in the ears e, the arm a2 being also lifted by the same operation. The check or draft is then laid upon the feedwheel 12 and the friction-wheel 16, the inner edge of the paper extending backward as far as the shaft s3, if necessary. The hold upon the wheel w is then released, and the tension of the spring sp', aided by gravity, drops the pressure-roller, and the paper is then held firmlybetween these and the rollerlG an d feedroller l2 below and beneath the arm a. The operator then takes hold of wheel fw with his left hand, turns it in either direction, and thus revolves the disks until the right figure is reached, bringing the punch in line with its corresponding die, or the disks may be revolved by taking hold of the top of the punches. He then presses with his right hand upon the knob 7a of the leverl, pressing down the stem 20, the rod 8 compressingthe spring sp, and forcing the punch upon the paper, which lies between the punch and the dieplate, upon the top of the disk cl3, making the perforation desired. By the same operation the arm a is dropped, throwing the upright arm a backward, its pawl p2 passing easily over the notches of the pinion p', and when the pressure upon the knob 7c is released the force of the spring sp throws up the rod 8 and its connected parts, pulling up the arm a, throwing forward the arm a', the pawl p2 engaging with the teeth of the pinion p', pushing it forward, thereby revolving it and the shaft s2 and feed-wheel 12, carrying forward the paper for the next ligure. The operator then by means of the wheel w again revolves the disks, bringing the next desired punch and die-plate in posit-ion beneath the stirrup s of the lever 1, then again depresses the knob 7c, carrying downthe punch, cutting the proper figure or mark through the paper, and again throwing back the pawl in position for the next movement. The pressure being relea-sed, the pawl engages with its pinion, feeding the paper forward, and the operation is continued until the proper amount has been registered upon the check. For making any desired space between the characters, so as to clearly distinguish dollars from cents, the lever l is brought down between any two punches, thereby operating the feed mechanism and causing the paper to draw while the punches are inoperative.

At 11 is shown a stop iixed to the base l), which limits the dropping of the arm a when the knob 7o is depressed, and this secures a uniform movement of the pawl p2 upon the notches of the feed-wheel.

Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is the following:

1. In a check-punchingmachine, thepunches mounted in disks connected to a hollow rotaryspindle mounted on the base-plate, alower disk, also mounted on such spindle, having dieplates corresponding to the punches, the disks and spindle adapted to be rotated by a hand-wheel mounted on a shaft in bearings on the base-plate, such shaft having on its inner end a pinion which engages with a toothed gear on the under side of the lower disk, and a lever supported above the disks having aforked stirrup adapted to depress any punch that may be brought in line with it, such lever also operating a rod Within the hollow spindle which operates the pawl-andratchet mechanism for rotating the feedwheels, all combined substantially as described.

2. In a check-punching machine, a pair of disks provided with openings carrying springpunches therein mounted on a hollow rotary spindle, a lower disk, also mounted on such spindle, having a series of die-plates corresponding to the punches, such spindle and disks adapted to be rotated by a hand-wheel on an axle with a pinion which engages with the gear on the under side ofthe lower disk, and a lever supported above the punches having pivoted to it a forked stirrup for engaging with the punch-heads,such lever also resting in a slot in a stem whose end rests in the hollow spindle upon a coiled spring, also in such spindle and around a rod, one end of such rod being connected to the stem and the other end bent to hold up the weighted arm operating the pinion on the shaft of the feedwheel, all combined substantiallyas described.

3. In a check-punching machine, a pair of disks with openings carrying punches mounted on a hollow rotary spindle supported on a base-plate, and a lower disk, also mounted on IOO IIO

such spindle, and having a circular-toothed gear on its under side engaging with the pinion mounted on a shaft in bearings on the baseplate, such shaft carrying on its outer end a wheel which when turned rotates the hollow spindle and disks in either direction, all combined substantially as described.

4. In a check-punching machine, a baseplate carrying a hollow rotary spindle, disks connected to such spindle having openings carrying punches held in position by coiled springs between such disks, a lower disk having a circular gear on its under side engaging with a pinion connected with a hand-wheel, an independent punching-lever supported above the disks carryinga forked stirrup for pressing the heads of the punches, such lever also adapted to depress a stem which is partly within the hollow spindle and supported by a coiled spring, also in such spindle, said stem being connected to a rod passing through the spindle and automatically operating the feedwheel through a pawl-and-ratchet mechanism, an independent perforated paper-holder, and pressure-wheels carried on short shafts and connected to an independent spring-shaft operated by a hand-wheel, all combined substantially as shown and described.

5. In a check-punching machine, a frame` work, a punching-lever carried above the same, a hollow vertical spindle carried on the base of such frame, a rod moving therein, a feedwheel mounted on a shaft carrying a ratchet or pinion, a pawl engaging with such ratchet mounted on a frame connected to a shaft beneath the base-plate, and a weighted lever connected to such shaft and centrally supported by the rod moving in the hollow spindle, such rod being held up by the coiled spring inclosed in such spindle and adapted to be compressed by the movement of the punch-lever, all combined substantially as shown and described.

6. In a check-punching machine, a punching mechanism comprising a series of springcontrolled punches carried in revolving disks, a lever pivoted above such punches, such lever adapted to depress at its inner end a punch, 'and midway a stem connected through a pawl and ratchet to the feed mechanism, whereby the movement of the lever operates the punch and feed-roller at one and the same time, substantially as shown and described.

7. In a check-punching machine, pressurerollers mounted on short shafts connected to a transverse shaft mounted in lugs on the baseplate, and a perforated plate, also connected to such shaft between the pressure-rollers, adapted to hold the check in place when punched, such shaft having at one end a handwheel for raising such perforated plate and pressure-wheels, and at the other end a spring coiled around it having suitable bearings whose normal tension operates to press the plate and rollers against the check, all combined substantially as shown and described.

S. In a check-punching machine, a mechanism comprising a series of spring-controlled punches carried in revolving disks, such disks connected to a central hollow spindle, and a lever pivoted at its outer end to theframe-work above the punches, having a stirrup at its inner end for receiving the end of the punch, the center of such lever adaptedv to press against a stem and force it downward in a hollow spindle, carrying with it a rod which releases a gravity-catch operating thefeed mechanism, whereby the latter is allowed to drop for rotating the feed-wheels, all combined substantiallyas shown and described.

9. In a check-punching machine, a feed-table supported in bearings on a base-plate,

spring-controlled mechanism adapted to hold the paper in proper position between feed and pressure rollers, and the feed mechanism normally held up inoperative by a stirrup-rod carried in the central hollow spindle, such spindle located beneath a lever pivoted at one end to the frame-Work and carrying a stirrup for receiving the top of the punch near its opposite end, whereby the pressure of the lever operv ates the punch at the rear and carries down the stirrup-rod, releasing the arm that controls the feed mechanism, whereby the latter becomes operative, all combined substantially as shown and described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 19th day of March, 1890.

MARION M. MANNER.

Witnesses:

C. P. JACOBS, l-I. D. NEALY. 

